[PATCH v5 04/13] HID: asus: add gamepad configuration

From: Denis Benato

Date: Fri Sep 04 2026 - 11:13:16 EST


Add the base configuration structures for the gamepad configuration,
detect capabilities and initialize the device in a known state.

Assisted-by: opencode:glm-5.2
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-fable-5
Signed-off-by: Denis Benato <denis.benato@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Luke Jones <luke@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan LoBue <jlobue10@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hid/hid-asus.c | 401 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 398 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
index 129cec7e27ec..4714ebb4a543 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@

#include <linux/acpi.h>
#include <linux/cleanup.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
#include <linux/dmi.h>
#include <linux/hid.h>
#include <linux/jiffies.h>
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
#include <linux/usb.h> /* For to_usb_interface for T100 touchpad intf check */
#include <linux/power_supply.h>
#include <linux/stddef.h>
+#include <linux/sysfs.h>
#include <linux/leds.h>
#include <linux/unaligned.h>

@@ -176,6 +178,45 @@ struct asus_touchpad_info {
int report_size;
};

+struct ally_config {
+ /* Must be locked if the data is being changed */
+ struct mutex config_mutex;
+ bool initialized;
+
+ /* Device capabilities flags */
+ bool is_ally_x;
+ bool xbox_controller_support;
+ bool user_cal_support;
+ bool turbo_support;
+ bool resp_curve_support;
+ bool dir_to_btn_support;
+ bool gyro_support;
+ bool anti_deadzone_support;
+
+ /* Current settings */
+ bool xbox_controller_enabled;
+ u8 gamepad_mode;
+ u8 left_deadzone;
+ u8 left_outer_threshold;
+ u8 right_deadzone;
+ u8 right_outer_threshold;
+ u8 left_anti_deadzone;
+ u8 right_anti_deadzone;
+ u8 left_trigger_min;
+ u8 left_trigger_max;
+ u8 right_trigger_min;
+ u8 right_trigger_max;
+};
+
+/*
+ * The Ally configuration is allocated when the controller first appears and
+ * is released only on module removal: the embedded controller can disappear
+ * and re-enumerate at any time (it powers off during suspend when powersave
+ * is enabled), and on re-probe the driver must re-apply the recorded
+ * configuration instead of factory defaults.
+ */
+static struct ally_config *ally_config;
+
struct ally_handheld {
/* All read/write to IN interfaces must lock */
struct mutex intf_mutex;
@@ -197,6 +238,8 @@ struct ally_handheld {
unsigned long cad_last_event_time;

struct delayed_work resume_work;
+
+ struct ally_config *config;
};

struct asus_drvdata {
@@ -590,11 +633,20 @@ static int ally_gamepad_send_receive_packet(struct ally_handheld *ally,
* responsibility to free the buffer using kfree().
*
* Return: the newly allocated buffer containing the command, or NULL on
- * allocation failure
+ * allocation failure or if the payload would not fit in the report
*/
static u8 *ally_alloc_cmd(u8 cmd, const u8 *payload, u8 payload_size)
{
- u8 *hidbuf = kzalloc(ROG_ALLY_REPORT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ u8 *hidbuf;
+
+ /*
+ * The payload is written after the 4-byte command header:
+ * reject one that would spill past the end of the report.
+ */
+ if (payload_size > ROG_ALLY_REPORT_SIZE - 4)
+ return NULL;
+
+ hidbuf = kzalloc(ROG_ALLY_REPORT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);

if (!hidbuf)
return NULL;
@@ -610,6 +662,272 @@ static u8 *ally_alloc_cmd(u8 cmd, const u8 *payload, u8 payload_size)
return hidbuf;
}

+/**
+ * ally_check_capability() - Check if a specific capability is supported
+ * @hdev: HID device
+ * @ally: ally handheld structure
+ * @check_cmd: capability command code to query
+ *
+ * Return: true if the capability is supported, false otherwise
+ */
+static bool ally_check_capability(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *ally,
+ enum ally_command_codes check_cmd)
+{
+ u8 payload[] = { 0x00 };
+ int ret;
+
+ u8 *buf __free(kfree) = ally_alloc_cmd(check_cmd, payload, sizeof(payload));
+ if (!buf) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "Failed to allocate buffer for capability check.\n");
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ ret = ally_gamepad_send_receive_packet(ally, hdev, buf, ROG_ALLY_REPORT_SIZE);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "Failed to check capability 0x%02x: %d\n", check_cmd, ret);
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ return buf[1] == HID_ALLY_FEATURE_CODE_PAGE && buf[2] == check_cmd &&
+ buf[4] == 0x01;
+}
+
+static int ally_detect_capabilities(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *ally,
+ struct ally_config *cfg)
+{
+ if (!hdev || !cfg || !ally)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ scoped_guard(mutex, &cfg->config_mutex) {
+ cfg->is_ally_x = (hdev->product == USB_DEVICE_ID_ASUSTEK_ROG_NKEY_ALLY_X);
+
+ cfg->xbox_controller_support =
+ ally_check_capability(hdev, ally, CMD_CHECK_XBOX_SUPPORT);
+ cfg->user_cal_support =
+ ally_check_capability(hdev, ally, CMD_CHECK_USER_CAL_SUPPORT);
+ cfg->turbo_support =
+ ally_check_capability(hdev, ally, CMD_CHECK_TURBO_SUPPORT);
+ cfg->resp_curve_support =
+ ally_check_capability(hdev, ally, CMD_CHECK_RESP_CURVE_SUPPORT);
+ cfg->dir_to_btn_support =
+ ally_check_capability(hdev, ally, CMD_CHECK_DIR_TO_BTN_SUPPORT);
+ cfg->gyro_support =
+ ally_check_capability(hdev, ally, CMD_CHECK_GYRO_TO_JOYSTICK);
+ cfg->anti_deadzone_support =
+ ally_check_capability(hdev, ally, CMD_CHECK_ANTI_DEADZONE);
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int ally_set_xbox_controller(struct hid_device *hdev,
+ struct ally_handheld *ally,
+ struct ally_config *cfg, bool enabled)
+{
+ u8 payload[] = { enabled ? 0x01 : 0x00 };
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!cfg || !cfg->xbox_controller_support)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ u8 *buf __free(kfree) = ally_alloc_cmd(CMD_SET_XBOX_CONTROLLER, payload, sizeof(payload));
+ if (!buf)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ret = ally_gamepad_send_packet(ally, hdev, buf, ROG_ALLY_REPORT_SIZE);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "Failed to set Xbox controller mode: %d\n", ret);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ cfg->xbox_controller_enabled = enabled;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ally_get_config() - Get the configuration of the Ally device
+ * @ally: ally handheld structure
+ *
+ * Fetch the configuration published by hid_asus_ally_probe() under
+ * ally_data_lock: the pointer is also cleared by hid_asus_ally_remove(),
+ * so reading it without the lock would race with interface removal.
+ *
+ * The returned configuration outlives the sysfs callbacks using it: it is
+ * allocated once on the ally probe path and released only on module
+ * removal, when every sysfs attribute referencing it is gone.
+ *
+ * Return: the ally config, or NULL if no configuration is published
+ */
+static struct ally_config *ally_get_config(struct ally_handheld *ally)
+{
+ struct ally_config *cfg;
+ unsigned long flags;
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+ cfg = ally->config;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+
+ return cfg;
+}
+
+static ssize_t xbox_controller_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+ struct hid_device *hdev = to_hid_device(dev);
+ struct asus_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ struct ally_handheld *ally = drvdata->rog_ally;
+ struct ally_config *cfg;
+
+ if (!ally)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ cfg = ally_get_config(ally);
+ if (!cfg)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&cfg->config_mutex);
+
+ if (!cfg->xbox_controller_support)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", cfg->xbox_controller_enabled ? 1 : 0);
+}
+
+static ssize_t xbox_controller_store(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ struct hid_device *hdev = to_hid_device(dev);
+ struct asus_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ struct ally_handheld *ally = drvdata->rog_ally;
+ struct ally_config *cfg;
+ bool enabled;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!ally)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ cfg = ally_get_config(ally);
+ if (!cfg)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ ret = kstrtobool(buf, &enabled);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&cfg->config_mutex);
+
+ if (!cfg->xbox_controller_support)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ ret = ally_set_xbox_controller(hdev, ally, cfg, enabled);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ return count;
+}
+
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(xbox_controller);
+
+static struct attribute *ally_config_attrs[] = {
+ &dev_attr_xbox_controller.attr,
+ NULL
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group ally_attr_groups[] = {
+ {
+ .attrs = ally_config_attrs,
+ },
+};
+
+/**
+ * ally_config_create() - Initialize configuration and create sysfs entries
+ * @hdev: HID device
+ * @ally: non-NULL ally device data with uninitialized config pointer
+ *
+ * Return: valid pointer on success, error pointer on failure
+ */
+static struct ally_config *ally_config_create(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *ally)
+{
+ struct ally_config *cfg;
+ int ret, sysfs_i;
+
+ /*
+ * Allocate the configuration only once and keep it until module
+ * removal: the controller can disappear and re-enumerate while
+ * suspended, and the recorded settings must survive that to be
+ * re-applied when the controller comes back.
+ */
+ if (!ally_config) {
+ ally_config = kzalloc_obj(*ally_config, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!ally_config)
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+ mutex_init(&ally_config->config_mutex);
+ }
+
+ cfg = ally_config;
+
+ ret = ally_detect_capabilities(hdev, ally, cfg);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "Failed to detect Ally capabilities: %d\n", ret);
+ goto ally_config_create_err;
+ }
+
+ if (!cfg->initialized) {
+ cfg->gamepad_mode = 0x01;
+ cfg->left_deadzone = 10;
+ cfg->left_outer_threshold = 90;
+ cfg->right_deadzone = 10;
+ cfg->right_outer_threshold = 90;
+ }
+
+ for (sysfs_i = 0; sysfs_i < ARRAY_SIZE(ally_attr_groups); sysfs_i++) {
+ ret = sysfs_create_group(&hdev->dev.kobj,
+ &ally_attr_groups[sysfs_i]);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "Failed to create sysfs group '%s': %d\n",
+ ally_attr_groups[sysfs_i].name ?: "", ret);
+ goto ally_config_create_sysfs_err;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* So far the only hardware this is supported is the Ally 1 */
+ if (cfg->xbox_controller_support) {
+ ret = ally_set_xbox_controller(hdev, ally, cfg, true);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ hid_warn(hdev, "Failed to set default Xbox controller mode: %d\n",
+ ret);
+ }
+
+ cfg->initialized = true;
+
+ return cfg;
+ally_config_create_sysfs_err:
+ /* The sysfs groups are not devm-managed: undo the created ones. */
+ while (sysfs_i-- > 0)
+ sysfs_remove_group(&hdev->dev.kobj, &ally_attr_groups[sysfs_i]);
+
+ally_config_create_err:
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ally_config_remove() - Clean up configuration resources
+ * @hdev: HID device
+ * @cfg: ally config to clean up, may be NULL
+ */
+static void ally_config_remove(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_config *cfg)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ if (!cfg || !cfg->initialized)
+ return;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ally_attr_groups); i++)
+ sysfs_remove_group(&hdev->dev.kobj, &ally_attr_groups[i]);
+}
+
/**
* ally_gamepad_check_ready() - Wait for the gamepad MCU to report ready
* @ally: ally handheld structure
@@ -874,6 +1192,7 @@ static int ally_x_setup_input(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *all

static int hid_asus_ally_init(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *ally)
{
+ struct ally_config *cfg;
int ret;

/* Failure at this point is non-critical */
@@ -882,6 +1201,20 @@ static int hid_asus_ally_init(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *all
if (ret < 0)
hid_err(hdev, "Ally failed to init force-feedback off: %d\n", ret);

+ cfg = ally_get_config(ally);
+ if (!cfg)
+ return 0;
+
+ /* The MCU may have just been reset: restore the cached state. */
+ guard(mutex)(&cfg->config_mutex);
+
+ if (cfg->xbox_controller_enabled) {
+ ret = ally_set_xbox_controller(hdev, ally, cfg, true);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ hid_warn(hdev, "Failed to restore Xbox controller mode: %d\n",
+ ret);
+ }
+
return 0;
}

@@ -959,11 +1292,15 @@ static struct ally_handheld *hid_asus_ally_probe(struct hid_device *hdev)
unsigned long flags;
int ret, ep = ally_get_endpoint_address(hdev);
struct usb_device *udev;
+ struct ally_config *ally_cfg;
struct hid_input *hidinput;

if (ep < 0)
return ERR_PTR(ep);

+ if (!hid_is_usb(hdev))
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
/*
* The ROG Ally controller is integrated into a handheld PC, so at
* most one device can exist and the shared global state relies on
@@ -1023,6 +1360,14 @@ static struct ally_handheld *hid_asus_ally_probe(struct hid_device *hdev)
return ERR_PTR(ret);
}

+ ally_cfg = ally_config_create(hdev, &ally_drvdata);
+ if (IS_ERR(ally_cfg)) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "Failed to create Ally cfg: %ld\n",
+ PTR_ERR(ally_cfg));
+ ally_put_udev_if_orphaned();
+ return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(ally_cfg));
+ }
+
ret = hid_asus_ally_init(hdev, &ally_drvdata);
if (ret < 0) {
ally_put_udev_if_orphaned();
@@ -1030,6 +1375,7 @@ static struct ally_handheld *hid_asus_ally_probe(struct hid_device *hdev)
}

spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+ ally_drvdata.config = ally_cfg;
ally_drvdata.cfg_hdev = hdev;
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags);
break;
@@ -1066,7 +1412,9 @@ static struct ally_handheld *hid_asus_ally_probe(struct hid_device *hdev)
static void hid_asus_ally_remove(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *ally)
{
struct input_dev *x_input = NULL;
+ struct ally_config *cfg = NULL;
unsigned long flags;
+ bool owns_cfg;

if (!ally)
return;
@@ -1096,8 +1444,25 @@ static void hid_asus_ally_remove(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *
ally->keyboard_input = NULL;
ally->keyboard_hdev = NULL;
}
+
+ owns_cfg = ally->cfg_hdev == hdev;
+ if (owns_cfg) {
+ cfg = ally->config;
+ ally->cfg_hdev = NULL;
+ ally->config = NULL;
+ }
+
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags);

+ /*
+ * The config teardown removes sysfs groups and takes sleeping locks:
+ * it must not run under ally_data_lock. The config pointer has been
+ * unpublished above, so no new sysfs callback can find it while the
+ * groups are being removed.
+ */
+ if (owns_cfg)
+ ally_config_remove(hdev, cfg);
+
if (x_input)
input_unregister_device(x_input);

@@ -1124,6 +1489,16 @@ static int hid_asus_ally_reset_resume(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handh
if (ep != HID_ALLY_INTF_CFG_IN)
return 0;

+ /*
+ * This function assumes the asus-specific initialization
+ * to have been performed already at this point.
+ */
+ ret = ally_gamepad_check_ready(ally, hdev);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "ROG Ally device is not ready: %d\n", ret);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
ret = hid_asus_ally_init(hdev, ally);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
@@ -2707,7 +3082,27 @@ static struct hid_driver asus_driver = {
.event = asus_event,
.raw_event = asus_raw_event
};
-module_hid_driver(asus_driver);
+static int __init asus_init(void)
+{
+ return hid_register_driver(&asus_driver);
+}
+
+/*
+ * The Ally configuration is not tied to any device lifetime: interface
+ * removal keeps it so that it can be re-applied on re-probe. Release it
+ * only when the module itself is removed, once no sysfs attribute can
+ * reach it anymore.
+ */
+static void __exit asus_exit(void)
+{
+ hid_unregister_driver(&asus_driver);
+
+ kfree(ally_config);
+ ally_config = NULL;
+}
+
+module_init(asus_init);
+module_exit(asus_exit);

MODULE_IMPORT_NS("ASUS_WMI");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
--
2.47.3